Poker Tournaments

Multi Table Tournaments

A Poker Tournament is a format of online poker game which you play until one final player stands
as the winner. Each one of the players enter the tournament for the same amount of
money, it is called the buy-in. All players start out with an equal amount of
chips and, as the tournament progresses, the stakes are typically raised
every 5-15 minutes. As players go broke they are eliminated (unless if it
is a re-buy tournament, where a player has the option of buying in again
during a specified time period - 're-buy'). The tournament ends when one player
has all the chips and are announced the winner.

Tournament Table and Lobby: After you click to reach the tournament Lobby you’ll
be able to find an additional useful and required information.
In most Poker Rooms that run Tournaments you can usually reach the tournaments schedules, tournaments information, tournaments T&C by pressing the "Tournaments" button to open and gt into the tournament lobby. In the
tournament lobby, you can get more detailed information about the
tournament, such as prize info (once registration has closed),
tournament structure, registered participants and a general description.
To register to enter the tournament you need to visit the
tournament lobby as well.

To sign up for the tournament you should click the “register" button in
the tournament lobby. Please be advised that this button will only be available after
the tournament opens and registration has begun. Clicking the
“register" button brings up the tournament buy-in dialog. You will be
asked to confirm you wish to buy in to the tournament. Should you be
unable to play a tournament you may click ‘unregister’ in the tournament
lobby and your buy-in and fee will be refunded to your poker account.
You can only unregister as long as registration is open.

Once the tournament begins, a tournament table window will automatically
open with you seated at the table. When the action begins in a blind
game, the button is placed randomly at one of the seats, and everyone is
dealt in. If it is your turn to post a blind, the software
automatically posts the blind for you. If you need to leave your
computer for any reason and do not want to get timed out, click “sit out
next hand". On the table you can find information about current blind
level, when the blind level will increase and how long it is until the
next break. Blinds will increase in ‘levels’, these are set periods of
time throughout the tournament in which the compulsory bets will
increase according to the set tournament blind structure. Play continues
until one player is remaining with all the chips and is crowned the
tournament champion!

Guarantee tournaments: A guarantee tournament works in the same way as
normal tournament, except that a certain prize pool amount is
guaranteed! No matter how many players register, as long as there are
enough for the tournament to run, the prize pool will always contain at
least the guaranteed amount. The prize pool can of course exceed the
guaranteed amount at any point.

Satellite Tournaments: Satellite tournaments are tournaments wherein the prize pool
awards the top players with a seat into a larger poker tournament or
event. Satellites can be located in the ‘multi tourney’ tab using the
‘satellites’ tab. Satellite tournaments are a great way of qualifying
for tournaments with a chance of winning great prizes by spending just a
few Euros! The prize pool is decided by the number of buy-ins. For
example, a satellite to a €300+20 tournament would have 1 seat awarded
for every €320 in the prize pool. If 100 players register to a €10
satellite, the total prize pool would be €1000. 3 €320 seats would be
awarded and the remaining €40 in the prize pool would be distributed in
cash for the runner ups.

Freeroll Tournaments: If you would like to try one of our multi-table tournaments
to improve your poker skills without risking your own money to start
with, freeroll tournaments are ideal for you. The tournaments are free
to enter and offer real cash prizes for the top finishers.

Sit ‘n’ Go Tournaments

If the Poker Room you entered runs Sit ‘n’ Go Tournaments it can usually be directed from the
Poker venue lobby. Sit ‘n’ go tournament will not commence until the designated
number of participants have registered, this differs from multi tourneys
in the way that the tournament will begin as soon as the sit ‘n’ go is full and
not at a specific time/date (see Multi Tournaments Rules). Similar to multi table tournaments the play
continues until there is one final player remaining with all the chips. Blinds
are again increased after set time periods and according to the set
blind structure. A sit ‘n’ go tournament can be played with 2 to 30
players and can be played at different speeds. You can choose any thing between normal
blind structures (10 minutes), speed structure (5 minutes) and a turbo
structure (3 minutes).